Meet The Team
Director Robyn Whitaker
Director Robyn Whitaker
Director Robyn Whitaker
Robyn is an ordained Uniting Church minister and Associate Professor of New Testament at Pilgrim Theological College in the University of Divinity. Her research focusses on the Book of Revelation, Gospels, gender, apocalypticism, hell, and contemporary (mis) use of Scripture. Robyn regularly writes for popular audiences and was named on
Robyn is an ordained Uniting Church minister and Associate Professor of New Testament at Pilgrim Theological College in the University of Divinity. Her research focusses on the Book of Revelation, Gospels, gender, apocalypticism, hell, and contemporary (mis) use of Scripture. Robyn regularly writes for popular audiences and was named one of “Australia’s top thinkers” by The Conversation in 2017 and 2018. She is author of several books, including Even the Devil Quotes Scripture: Reading the Bible on its Own Terms and Revelation for Normal People.
Research Officer Daniel Nellor
Director Robyn Whitaker
Director Robyn Whitaker
Daniel is a writer and researcher. He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne, and is the author, most recently, of What Are They Thinking? Conversations with Australian Philosophers (Australian Scholarly Publishing 2023), 'Machines in our Image: The Need for Human Rights in the Age of AI'. (with Edward Santow, LexisNex
Daniel is a writer and researcher. He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne, and is the author, most recently, of What Are They Thinking? Conversations with Australian Philosophers (Australian Scholarly Publishing 2023), 'Machines in our Image: The Need for Human Rights in the Age of AI'. (with Edward Santow, LexisNexis, forthcoming 2024) and 'Theology Matters: How Thinking About God Shapes Australia' (with Peter Sherlock, Coventry Press, forthcoming 2024).
Centre Coordinator Alice Barker
Director Robyn Whitaker
Centre Coordinator Alice Barker
Alice is an administration and marketing professional emerging from a background of working in creative industries. After obtaining a Bachelor of Media from The University of Adelaide in 2019, Alice became an integral lynch pin in the organisation and marketing of various creative endeavours including the management and marketing of vario
Alice is an administration and marketing professional emerging from a background of working in creative industries. After obtaining a Bachelor of Media from The University of Adelaide in 2019, Alice became an integral lynch pin in the organisation and marketing of various creative endeavours including the management and marketing of various music projects. In addition to her creative endeavours, she also has a vast career over the last 3 years working within the corporate animation and VFX industry in Australia – specifically Technicolor Creative Studios and Rising Sun Pictures.
Dr Daniel Sihombing
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor Stephen Duckett
Candidate for Uniting Church Ministry on student placement at the Wesley Centre. PhD in theology.
- liberation theology, militarism, politics -
Professor Stephen Duckett
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor Stephen Duckett
Honorary Enterprise Professor in the School of Population and Global Health.
- economist, healthcare, former Director of the Grattan Institute -
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor and Head of the former School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Divinity
- Bible, theology, justice, equity for Indigenous peoples -
Dr Rosie Clare Shorter
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Research Fellow at Deakin University
- gender, sexuality, religion and posthumanism, evangelism -
Dr Brian Macallan
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Research Coordinator, Pilgrim Theological College
- philosophy, theology, pain & suffering -
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Enquiry, ACU
- New Testament, disability, gendered violence, Second Temple Judaism -
Rev. Assoc Professor Geoff Thompson
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Rev. Assoc Professor Geoff Thompson
Systematic Theology, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity.
- doctrine, gender & sexuality, creation, ecclesiology -
Dr Mark Duckworth
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Rev. Assoc Professor Geoff Thompson
Assoc Director & Sr Research Fellow, Centre for Resilient & Inclusive Societies, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship & Globalisation, Deakin University.
- Social Polarisation, Extremism, Disaster Resilience, The Trust Deficit, Social Cohesion, Multicultural Affairs -
Rev. Professor Glen O'Brien
Rev. Professor Glen O'Brien
Rev. Professor Glen O'Brien
Research Coordinator and Lecturer, Eva Burrows College, University of Divinity.
- Methodism, Wesley's political and social imaginary, gender & sexuality -
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge that The Wesley Centre and its staff are working and residing on the land of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation and acknowledge Elders past and present.
Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.